New Democrats descend on Saskatoon for pre-session 'strategy meetings'

The New Democrat caucus descends on Saskatoon today for two days
of pre-(eventual)-session "strategy meetings."

Although most of those
discussions will take place behind closed doors, today's itinerary does include
a few events that are open to the media: a morning meeting with provincial NDP
leader Cam Broten, a mid-day scrum with Tom Mulcair, an afternoon speech by
Canadian author Yann Martel and a "caucus pub night" at a local
cantina.

ACOA Minister Rob Moore teams up with local MP Robert Goguen and New
Brunswick Economic Development Minister Paul Robichaud for back-to-back funding
announcements in Moncton and Dieppe.

Back in Ontario, Science and Tech Minister Greg Rickford hands out federal
cash at a Pickle Lake community centre, while in Saskatoon, National Revenue
Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay spends a second day "highlighting tax relief
measures" in the 2013 budget.

Moving west to Alberta, no fewer than three cabinet members are scheduled
to hit the good news hustings, as Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino
presents the new Bomber Command Bar to Canadian veterans in Edmonton, Minister
of State for Finance Kevin Sorenson delivers fresh support for affordable
housing at a Canmore seniors' complex and Minister of State for Small Business
Maxime Bernier chats up the local "business and academic communities" at a lunch
hosted by the University of Calgary.

As she sets out on her first overseas tour in her new capacity, Western
Economic Diversification Minister Michelle Rempel will do the honours on behalf of
her government at the Defence Systems & Equipment International in
London, where she's slated to attend the official opening of both the Canada
Pavilion and the Western Canadian Booth.

Finally, back on the Hill, representatives from the Mental Health Commission of
Canada, the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, the Inuit Tapiriit
Kanatami and the National Inuit Youth Council join Conservative MP Harold
Albrecht to mark World Suicide Prevention Day with an awareness-raising event on
the parliamentary lawn.

For up to the minute dispatches from the precinct and beyond, keep your
eye on the Parliament Hill Ticker below -- or, alternatively, bookmark
it and check back throughout the day.

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